to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has NO place in California’s constitution, or any other.” ( Kenshaw, 2012) Spielberg could be looked at as the father of blockbusters. Although, away from all the successful movies he’s made he really has a major influence in the film industry. Many of…
The Dehumanization of Rats Antigone, by Sophocles, is used in a very political manner within Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona’s The Island. There are many agons when it comes to the original play of Antigone: duty versus state law, history of family transgression versus family loyalty, law of the gods versus law of the state, women versus men, citizen versus king, age versus wisdom, life versus death, eternity versus present, and most importantly the struggle for human rights…
ADDICTION AND OBSESION – SCI 301 Lindsay Lohan: Celebrity Addiction Case Study Analysis Johnny Bonilla Berkeley College Celebrity Lindsay Lohan has been the focus of negative media attention for the past decade, after her rise to stardom as a child actress. It is no secret Lohan has suffered from severe drug addiction which resulted in extensive involvement with the criminal justice system and several stints in rehabilitation facilities. Lohan’s addiction to alcohol and cocaine not…
Horror films are movies that seek to bring your fears and nightmares to life. They to scare with the morbid and grotesque while entertaining also. They often involve an evil entity, event or person. Horror films feature supernatural creatures like werewolves, ghosts, vampires, witches, and zombies. They also dive into fears of death, of the unknown and loss of identity. They show the darker side of life and expose our vulnerabilities. Movies that push your buttons of anxiety and uneasiness.…
Since the inception of the motion picture, countless filmmakers have made a point of infusing the same ancient tales into their movies for centuries. Some of the best artistic reflection is expressed through writing fiction. Not all movies that attempt to weave deeper themes into their stories succeed. James Cameron’s Avatar is a movie that executes this and does so extremely well. “Avatar is a joyous celebration of story craft and the visual possibilities of cinema.” Meyer (2017) Avatar is such…
screenwriting, and social nuance. 1967 was the year that also saw Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Kramer, 1967), In The Heat of The Night (Jewison, 1967), and Hurry Sundown (Preminger, 1967) cement the careers of Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll. Poitier and Carroll were among a handful of actors to appear in major Hollywood productions that addressed themselves to the blackness of the actors, while suggesting accommodation of their civil rights environs. With the contemplation of mixed…
The 1966 film adaptation of Edward Albee’s stunning play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, ends with George and Martha clutching each other, while George sings “who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?” As Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) looks off in the general direction of the camera, she answers slowly, “I am, George. I am.” The camera then zooms, until the frame becomes a close-up of Martha’s face. But the zoom doesn’t stop there—it continues, until George’s and Martha’s intertwining hands become the…
Two Piscataway Township High School freshman were caught smoking cigarettes in the bathroom. When caught, the teacher took both students to the principal's office. One girl admitted to smoking while the other student, Terry or TLO , denied smoking. In response to the denial, officials asked for TLO to hand over her purse. Reluctantly, TLO passed the purse to the officials where they started rummaging through the purse. The officials discovered cigarettes, marijuana, and a list containing the…
availability to be researched and used in beneficial therapies for diseases including leprosy (Naafs 2006). In 1956, the German pharmaceutical company, Chemi Grunenthal, had ostensibly struck gold (Rehman et el. 2011). They had marketed the latest “blockbuster drug,”…
The start of Enron was created between two companies coming together as one. Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. Houston Natural Gas was formed in the 1920s from the Houston Oil Company. InterNorth began in 1930 as Northern Natural Gas Company in Omaha, Nebraska. InterNorth was one of the nations premier pipeline networks and bought out Houston Natural Gas in May of 1985 for 2.4 billion dollars. The New company name was know as HNG-InterNorth with a new CEO named Kenneth Lay who then renamed…